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From: jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: PS/2 Model 50 with 8514/A problems
Message-ID: <5507@hsv3.UUCP>
Date: 26 Oct 90 15:58:58 GMT
References: <54412@brunix.UUCP>
Reply-To: jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman)
Organization: Video Seven / Headland Technology
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In article <54412@brunix.UUCP> jmm@cs.brown.edu (James M. Meyers) writes:
>I have a model 50 with an 8514/a monitor. However, the monitor is connected
>to the VGA port on the motherboard (I do not have an 8514 card). The monitor
>seems to work fine for most applications, but has problems with windows.
>When Windows is configured for a VGA monitor, some windows look fine
>while others are very distorted. When Windows is configured for an 8514, it
>hangs (I expected this of course).

Just FYI: the 8514/A is a graphics card, and the 8514 is a monitor.  Not
the other way around.  You configure Windows for the 8514/A, which of
course doesn't work since you don't have one.

>Does anyone have an idea about how I can make my 8514 behave like a VGA
>monitor?

Your 8514 *is* a VGA monitor.  When you say that you configure it for a
VGA monitor, I assume you mean that you're configuring it for a
*VGA card*.  I don't recall off the top of my head if there are
separate selections for the PS/2 motherboard VGA and add-in cards,
but I don't think so.  In other words, it should just work.

Perhaps a little more info, like what you mean by "really distorted,"
would help.  If the image is the right shape, and stable, then it's
probably not your monitor at all.

-- 
Jim Seidman (Drax), the accidental engineer.
"It doesn't have to work... they'll be paralyzed just from laughing at me."
							- Dr. Who, _Shada_
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